Pompeii and Herculaneum from the Amalfi Coast and Sorrento 2026: tickets, opening hours, booking and how to get there

Updated: 10 November 2026

Pompeii and Herculaneum are the two day trips most asked about by people staying in Sorrento or on the Amalfi Coast. This guide gathers what we could verify on 10 November 2026 on the websites of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, EAV (Circumvesuviana) and SITA SUD, with the year of each item. Anything we did not find in an official source is marked «not confirmed». Prices and hours can change: always check the official page before you go.

Pompeii: 2026 tickets

According to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii «Timetables and tickets» page, with prices valid from 12 January 2026:

Ancient city of Pompeii only («Pompeii express»): €20, single entry.
Ancient city with the suburban villas (Villa of the Mysteries, Villa of Diomedes), Villa Regina at Boscoreale and shuttle bus: €25.
Three-day ticket (Pompeii, Oplontis, Villa Arianna, Villa San Marco, Stabiae Archaeological Museum, Boscoreale and shuttle, one entry per site): €30. Note: the same page gives €25 in a footnote and €30 in the table for «Pompeii Plus»; the Park's 2026 notice gives €25 for Pompeii+ and €30 for the three-day ticket.
Boscoreale, Oplontis or Stabiae Museum: €8 each; Villa Arianna and Villa San Marco at Stabiae: free. MyPompeii card (one year): €45.
Reduced €2 for EU citizens aged 18 to under 25; free under 18.
Buy online on the portal linked by the Park (pompeii.vivaticket.it); ticket offices only at the Porta Marina, Piazza Anfiteatro and Piazza Esedra entrances.

Pompeii: hours, time slots and daily cap

From the Park's page and Annex A to the access rules (decree 446 of 23 December 2025):

15 October to 15 March: opens 9:00, last entry 15:30, closes 17:00.
16 March to 14 October: opens 9:00, last entry 17:30, closes 19:00.
Cap of 20,000 entries a day: up to 15,000 in the 9:00-13:00 slot and 5,000 in the afternoon slot (13:01-15:30 in winter, 13:01-17:30 in summer). The ticket shows the day and the slot.
Closed on 25 December and 1 January unless the Park announces otherwise. Information: tel. +39 081 85 75 111.

Named tickets: what to bring

The Pompeii Park's general access conditions (23 December 2025) state:

Every ticket shows the visitor's name, day and time slot; it is personal and non-transferable. The rule has applied since 15 November 2024.
Staff may ask for ID at the entrance: if the name does not match, entry is refused with no refund.
Name and date cannot be changed; refunds only if the Park closes unexpectedly. At the ticket office you buy by showing ID.
For Herculaneum we found no named-ticket rule or daily cap: not confirmed.

Herculaneum: 2026 tickets and hours

According to the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum «Tickets» page (which mentions the opening on 1 January 2026) and its notice of 15 October 2026:

Full €16; reduced €2 for young people aged 18 to 25; free admission under Italian law. Ercolano Card: €30 (€58 two adults with minors, €5 for ages 18 to 25).
Winter hours (15 October-15 March): 8:30-17:00, last entry 15:30, leave the archaeological area by 16:40.
Summer hours (16 March-14 October): 8:30-19:30, last entry 18:00, leave the archaeological area by 19:00. Closed on 25 December.
Buy online on CoopCulture (linked from the Park's page); show the ticket on your phone or printed. Ticket office: tel. +39 081 0106490. The Villa of the Papyri and the Ancient Theatre are listed as closed.

First Sunday and free days

What the official sources say:

Pompeii: free entry for everyone on the first Sunday of each month (Park notice, 2026). How to get the free ticket and whether it can be booked online: not confirmed; free tickets still count towards the daily cap and slots.
Herculaneum: free on the first Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June and 4 November; free tickets cannot be booked online and are collected the same day at the ticket office.
Free days can be busy: arrive early.

Getting there from Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast

What the Parks and transport operators say:

From Sorrento: EAV Circumvesuviana, Napoli-Sorrento line. For Pompeii the Park gives the «Pompei Villa dei Misteri» stop (Porta Marina and Piazza Esedra entrances); for Herculaneum the «Ercolano Scavi» stop, a 6-minute walk from the Corso Resina 187 entrance. EAV published the Napoli-Sorrento timetable in force from 23 February 2026; 2026 frequencies and fares from Sorrento: not confirmed.
Campania Express (EAV tourist train Napoli-Sorrento): EAV publishes a timetable and fares PDF updated on 28 March 2026 that we could not read; 2026 stops and prices: not confirmed. EAV freephone 800 211388.
From the Amalfi Coast: we found no direct SITA SUD line from Amalfi or Positano to Pompeii in 2026. The Park lists SITA buses from Naples and Salerno and Busitalia Campania (lines 4 and 50) from Salerno, plus the Trenitalia Napoli-Salerno train to «Pompei» station. From Amalfi you reach Salerno by SITA SUD bus or ferry (see the Amalfi Coast transport guide).
By car: A3 Napoli-Salerno motorway, exit «Pompei Scavi» or «Ercolano Scavi». On the Amalfi Coast the odd-even plate rule on the SS163 applies in the periods set by the ordinances.

Still to be confirmed

Not found in an official source as of 10 November 2026:

2026 timetables, frequencies and fares of the Circumvesuviana Sorrento-Pompeii and Sorrento-Herculaneum, and of Campania Express.
A direct SITA SUD link from the Amalfi Coast to Pompeii; the Salerno airport-Pompeii service was experimental in 2024 and is not confirmed for 2026.
The exact price of the «Pompeii Plus» ticket (€25 or €30: the official page shows both).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is a Pompeii ticket in 2026?

According to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, from 12 January 2026 the ancient city alone costs €20, with the suburban villas and Villa Regina €25, the three-day ticket €30; reduced €2 for EU citizens aged 18 to 25, free under 18. Information: +39 081 85 75 111.

Is the Pompeii ticket in my name?

Yes. Since 15 November 2024 every ticket shows name, day and time slot; ID may be checked at the entrance and, if the name does not match, entry is refused with no refund.

Is there a daily cap at Pompeii?

Yes: 20,000 entries a day, 15,000 from 9:00 to 13:00 and 5,000 in the afternoon, according to Annex A to the Park's access rules (23 December 2025).

How much is Herculaneum and when does it close in winter?

Full €16, reduced €2 for ages 18 to 25. From 15 October to 15 March it opens 8:30-17:00 with last entry at 15:30, according to the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum (2026).

How do I get from Sorrento to Pompeii?

By EAV Circumvesuviana, Napoli-Sorrento line: the Park gives the «Pompei Villa dei Misteri» stop for the Porta Marina and Piazza Esedra entrances. Check 2026 frequencies and fares with EAV.

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